A lot of reviews on here are always 5 star and not very critical. So I decided to review this anime as it was not a 5 star choice of mine.

Had I seen the action scenes from ‘Read or Die’ and that been it, I may have given this series 5 stars. They were creative, well animated and something (theme wise) you don’t come across too often. I can also see how some viewers may find many of the scenes touching, and identify with character in the show.

However, in retrospect, the series drags. I felt slightly too much time is spent trying to build viewer-to-character relationship, and the viewer forgets about the interesting battle they’ve just seen. Also, there is too much going on in this series in my opinion. There is a historical aspect, science fiction, romance (although not so much), fantasy, comedy, adventure, mystery, psychological, action, ect. For example, Early in the series I was laughing out at a certain character situation, and since it was early in the series I expected more laughs throughout. However that was the only scene I found humorous throughout the series….

As a quick summary. The series seems to have been written to make ‘reading books’ seem interesting and cool to a younger audience. I am not discouraging watching the series, however it’s a bit predictable and has a lot going on. (show less)